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Immunoglobulin heavy chains in medaka (Oryzias latipes)
15 Jun 2011
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bony fish present an immunological system, which evolved independently from those of animals that migrated to land 400 million years ago. The publication of whole genome sequences and the availability of several cDNA libraries for medaka (Oryzias latipes) permitted us to perform a thorough analysis of immunoglobulin heavy chains present in this teleost. RESULTS: We identified IgM and IgD coding ESTs,...
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